Scilab Function
Last update : 28/5/2004

help_skeleton - build the skeleton of the xml help file associated to a Scilab function

### Calling Sequence

  `txt = help_skeleton(funname [,path])`

### Parameters

- `funname`: character string : the name of the function
- `path`: character string : the path where the file will be create if required. If this argument is not given the skeleton is returned as a string.
- `txt`: the XML code or the complete xml file path

### Description

`txt = help_skeleton(funname)` generates a vector of strings containing the skeleton of the XML code describing the help of the function `funname`.

`fullpath = help_skeleton(funname,dirpath)` generates the XML code describing the help of the function `funname` in a file named `funname.xml` in the directory specified by the path `dirpath`. In this case the function returns the file path.

### Examples

       function [y,z]=foo(a,b),y=a+b,z=1,endfunction
        p=help_skeleton('foo',TMPDIR)
        scipad(p)

### See Also

`help`,

### Author

Serge Steer, INRIA